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Alcohol consumption during pregnancy: A urge to increase prevention and screening.

Malet L, de Chazeron I, Llorca PM, Lemery D

Psychiatrie B, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Rue Montalembert BP 69, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Alcohol consumption was evaluated in 1,027 pregnant women in the Auvergne region of central France. Only 53% declared total abstinence during pregnancy. 33% had 1-4 units on monthly occasion, while 13% drunk more frequently. One percent had 5 or more units per occasion. Despite the consensus recommending total abstinence during pregnancy, prenatal alcohol exposure remains a major public health issue.

Published 30 November 2006 in Eur J Epidemiol, 21(10): 787-8.
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